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Why is English so widely spoken in India?
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Why is English so widely

spoken in India?

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Colonizers went to india (the British), when they took over they made the Indians learn English, making it widely spoken and the official language.

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During the British Raj, lasting from 1858 to 1947, English language penetration increased throughout India.

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